Her appearance combines all that is best of dark and brightness. Her dress and hair are black, but her face and eyes are bright.
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She looks as beautiful as the dark night in countries where the sky is free of clouds and stars shine all over it. Ann Beatrix Horton, wife of Byron’s second cousin. In these lines from She Walks in Beauty Byron describes the beautiful appearance of Mrs. They were obsessed with the idea that it is the spirit that gives shape to the body. The romantic poets share the Platonic idea that beauty of mind is reflected in the beauty of form. A mind at peace a contented mind, below: on earth, innocent: pure. But tell…spent: only indicates that she has lived a virtuous life in the past. The smiles that win: her charming smiles, tints that glow: bright colour on her cheeks. How pure….place: how pure the mind is, their dwelling place: the mind where thoughts dwell. softly lightens o’er her face: (nameless grace) spreads a soft glow over her face, where thoughts….express: the serene expression on her face reveals, express: reveals. raven: black, tress: look of a person’s hair. nameless grace: beauty that beggars description, which waves, which is to be seen, in every raven tress: in every black wavy lock of her hair. one ray the less: a little less of brightness (on her face). One shade the more: a little more of dark (in her hair).
Meet….eyes: The best of dark and bright is to be seen in the appearance and eyes of the lady, mellow’d – toned down/softened, tender light: soft, soothing light/subdued radiance of a star-lit night, which heaven….denies – the subdued radiance of a star-lit night is not to be seen in the dazzling sunlight Stanza 2 Note: Usually the sky when singular, but a sky or skies (plural) when modified by an adjective, meet: is found combined, aspect: appearance. Like Shelley’s Night her dress is ‘star-in-wrought’. Horton’s black (mourning) dress is compared to the dark night-sky, and the spangles (tiny pieces of shining metal used for decoration on a dress) on it to stars. Walks in beauty: looks beautiful as she walks in mourning with spangles on her dress.Ĭloudless climes: countries free from clouds, such as Italy, Spain etc. Ann Beatrix Horton, wife of Byron’s second cousin who was once Governor of Ceylon,
She Walks in Beauty Line by Line Explanation Stanza 1 Her beauty of form is the index of her peace of mind and innocent love. Her charming smiles and the bright colour of her cheeks indicate that she has lived a virtuous life in the past. They are the expression of her inward goodness. Her cheek and brow are very soft and calm.
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